Religion Vocabulary- AP Human Geography

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Ashley AquinoReligion VocabularyDoctrine in which world is seen as being infused with spiritual and supernatural powers Animismis self-sufficient; confines interaction with other communities to loose cooperation and shared ideasAutonomous Religion Major divisions of a religion, usually no more than 5 Branch Set of religious beliefs about origins of universe CosmogonyDenomination Diocese Ethnic Religion Fundamentalism Ghetto Hierarchical Religion Interfaith Boundary Intrafaith Boundary Monotheism Pilgrimage Polytheism Religion Sect Secularism ShamanismSyncretismTraditional Religion Tribal Religion Universalizing Religion Zionism A particular religious group; a subdivision of a religious branch Religion that is identified with a particular ethnic or tribal group and which does NOT seek new convertsStrict adherence to a particular doctrine; major cause of problems in both Middle East and Ireland A segregated area within a city; historically the part of a city inhabited by Jews The worship of only ONE godA journey to a place of religious importance EX. most widely known is the Islamic Hajj, a pilgrimage all Muslims must take at least once in their life to the city of Makkah (Mecca), if physical and economic situation allowThe worship of MORE THAN ONE god Term of a local religion in which one person takes one role of priest, counselor, and physician- claims to communicate with supernatural world Traditions from both past and present religions which combine to make new traditionsReligion that seeks to unite people from all over the globeA religious district, mainly in Christianity, whose people all go to the same bishop/pastor for spiritual guidance NOTE: there are several thousand within R. Catholic church; divides into parishes; a bishop's HQ is usually in largest dioceseHas a well-defined geographic structure & organizes territory into local administrative units EX. R. Catholicism- Hierarchy: Pope, *Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, PriestsEX.

Judaism- very hard to convert to because you must be born into it; only the children of God were promised the kingdom of heaven- Jews are the original children of God who received the promise of Abraham EX. Protestant Branch has many denominations in US- 3 of which are Baptist, Lutheran, Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)EX. Confucianism says the universe originated from both ying and yang forcesEX. Buddhism has 3 main branches: Theravada, Mahayana and Tantrayana (aka Vajrayana)EX. Islam- highly fundamentalist, little to no interaction with other groups of people; violent to those who DO interact with people and ideas of other culturesEX. Mainly in N. Africa; rocks, plants and natural events have cognizant life or deities w/in them EX. Christianity and Islam; worship of deity other than God( Allah) is classified as paganism or idolatryEX. Buddhism and Hinduism are polytheistic religions which worship more than one deity and may even combine with beliefs and deities of other religionsA practice amongst people of the world which varies in characteristics and traditions but has one common factor: the belief in otherworldly powers which influence humanity's life on EarthEX. Shintoism, Animism, Christianity, Islam A relatively small group which has broken away from am established denomination EX.

Russian Orthodox Church is a sect of the Eastern Orthodox church which is a denomination of the Roman Catholic Church which is a branch of Christianity The separation of church and stateEX.

USA= secular- church has no sway over govt. actions or resultsVatican City, Rome= non-secular- govt. is the Roman Catholic ChurchEX. Hmong people of China- believe illness, death and dreams are related to spirits on Earth which influence fortune. If a human is ill because his soul is lost, the shaman will ask an animal to provide his soul to the human for 12 months, after which time the animal's soul is released and sent into a higher plane of existence. EX. Anglican and Christianity: Sync. in Africa; worship God but also ancestors; men w/ multiple wives may keep them but not add more in order to adhere to Christianitysubdivision of Ethnic/Indigenous/ Folk religion; aka...Tribal Religionsmall sizeclose ties to natureunique identity- localized culture groups not completely absorbed into modern society subdivision of Ethnic/Indigenous/ Folk religion; aka...Traditional Religionsmall sizeclose ties to natureunique identity- localized culture groups not completely absorbed into modern societyEX. 3 main universalizing religions are Christianity, Islam and Buddhism (Hinduism is 3rd in terms of adherents but it is an ethnic religion).Worldwide movement in 1800s; sought to establish and grow Jewish nation in Palestine; since 1948 fxn. has been to support state of Israel A boundary between the world's major faithsA boundary within a major religion ConfuciusFrom this minaret a man known as a muzzan makes the Islam call to prayer. This call is made five times a day. There has been confusion among Jews about the true meaning of Zionism. Because the founder was highly in favor of secularism and did not practice or believe in the Torah, many think Zionism is a movement for secularism in Israel. In actuality there have been pro-religion Jewish Zionists from the start. Like any other party, there are variations in beliefs though they may be united in one cause. EX. Religions are separated based on what they believe: Buddhists' prophet is Buddha Christianity's prophet is Jesus Islam's prophet is MuhammadEX. Buddhism has 3 major branches:TheravadaMahayanaVajrayana"way of the elders""greater vehicle"the Kabbah